Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-07-14

A TOTTERING THRONE.
Revolution I'm the Hawaiian Island
Caused by Corruption.

SAN Francisco. July 0-The steam.
ship Mariposa, which arrived from Aus.
tralia this morning. having touched ut the
Hawaiian Islands, brings the important
information that the expected revolution
in the Hawaiian Kingdom has actually
occurred. The populace organized and
demanded the downfall of the ministry
and abdication of the King, The resi-
dents of Honolulu and the surrounding
country assumed the powers of govern.
ment. The volunteer military forces Of
the Kingdom were with them. As re.
suit the Gibson ministry has fallen, and a
cabinet named by tho people, headed by
VIM. NJ. Green, has been appointed
King kalakaua Is permitted to remain on
the throne, although Invested of all pres
ent power, having acccded to the demand
for new constitution and to abide by
will of the people The King was thor
oughly alarmed, and on July called
meeting of the American minister and
the British, French and Portu-
guese Commissions, to whom he
offered to transfer temporarily the powers
vested In him as King. These officials re-
fused to accept the trust, but advised the
King to lose no time in forming new
constitution, which advice he followed.
Walter M. Gibson. and his son.in law,
J. II. Harelton, are under arrest. having
been seized by the civic troops when al.
tempting to escape. The populace as
sumcd control of affairs in tho Kingdom
on June %, and were Joined by the has
tily organized military companies on the
afternoon OF June 30. At large meetings
resolutions were adopted declaring than
ha aI, mi olr hnI
corruption and incompctcncy to adequate.
ly perform its funtons and to afford pro
lection to the personal and property
rights for which all governments exist.
A demand on the king was formulated
to the effect that he must Internationally
dismiss the cabinet, and call on either
William l.. Green, Henry Warehouse,
Godfrey Brown or Mark T. Robinson to
select new one, and that Walter Green
be dismissed from each and every office
held by him. Tho third and fourth dc.
mands were that the King make res
titution for sevcnty-Onc thousand dollars
of opium bride money and tho dismissal
of Junius Kaal, Register Of Conveyanccs,
who was implicated in the bribery. They
also asked u specific pledge from the King
that he would not in the future interfere
with or attempt TO unduly influence leg
islation. When the committee reached
the palace the news had preceded them,
and the Gibson ministry handed in their
designations after some comforting with
the representatives Of foreign govern.
mcnts. On July Kalakaua formally ap.
pointed William i. Green Prime Minister
and Minister of Foreign Affairs. A
cabinet was then formed. The surrender
Of King Kalakaua to the demands Of the
populacc was rs complete rs the ignominy
endured by his late ministry. In response
to the demands made upon him he replied
in detail signifying his acqucscence
What course the revolution will now take
is not known. When the Maraposa sailed
the opinion prevailed that 'Kalakaua
would be allowed to continue on the
throne though fears were expressed that
Gibson and ether members Of the ministry
might lose their lives. There had, how.
ever. been no blood shed up to that time.